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Effects of Parent-Doctor Communication Training for paediatric doctors: a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN87527154
Enrollment
333
Registered
2006-03-02
Start date
2005-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Communication abilities Not Applicable Communication abilities in paediatrics

Interventions

Paediatric doctors are matched in pairs of two and randomised to an intervention and control group. The intervention group participates in a communication training of four 2-hour sessions. Both groups

Sponsors

Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Paediatric doctors: those who work in the emergency outpatient department between 4.30 and 10 pm and who are willing to participate Parents: those who visit the emergency outpatient department between 4.30 and 10 pm and who are willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Paediatric doctors: leading position Parents: those who do not understand and speak German sufficiently

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Multi-station exercise (OSCE, a practical exam): higher scores for those doctors who participated in the communication training 2. Improved parents? satisfaction with their children?s treatment if the doctors have participated in the communication training (questionnaire) 3. Self-efficacy: doctors who have participated in the communication training show higher self-efficacy than those who have not yet participated (questionnaire)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026